But man is not made for defeat,'he said. 'A man can be destroyed but not defeated.
Any man can make mistakes, but only an idiot persists in his error.
Dream is not that you see in the sleep; dream is that does not allow you to sleep.
Failure is an event not a person
Do not be afraid of mistakes, providing you do not make the same one twice.
Dwelling on negative thoughts is like fertilizing weeds.
One of the most common causes of failure is the habit of quitting when one is overtaken by temporary defeat.
Failure is the foundation of success, and the means by which it is achieved.
Pollution is nothing but the resources we are not harvesting. We allow them to disperse because we've been ignorant of their value.
The worst prison would be a closed heart.
You will soon break the bow if you keep it always stretched.
Failure cannot cope with persistence.
Discontent, blaming, complaining, self-pity cannot serve as a foundation for a good future, no matter how much effort you make.
At fifteen life had taught me undeniably that surrender, in its place, was as honorable as resistance, especially if one had no choice.
You have committed a double mistake, firstly by not keeping the engagement yesterday and secondly, by coming when you were not expected.
The wise say that our failure is to form habits: for habit is the mark of a stereotyped world.
Failing to prepare is preparing to fail.
The errors of great men are venerable because they are more fruitful than the truths of little men.
Failure is not a single, cataclysmic event. You don't fail overnight. Instead, failure is a few errors in judgement, repeated every day.
Nature never excuses lapses.
Many of life's failures are people who did not realize how close they were to success when they gave up.